Stock Market Quiz

What is a corporation?

A corporation is

• a private company owned by a family.

• a public company that sells stocks and is owned by investors.

• the deli on the corner.

What are the parts of a corporation called?

• investors

• companies

• stocks and shares

• the New York Stock Exchange

Who are investors?

• Investors are people who work in a hospital.

• Investors buy corporations.

• Investors are people who buy stocks in a corporation.

What are dividends?

• Dividends are corporate profits. (financial gains)

• Dividends are people.

• Dividends are companies that sell stocks.

Why do investors buy stocks?

• Investors buy stocks to participate in corporate profits.

• Investors want to help the corporation make decisions.

• There is a guarantee investors will gain dividends.

People buy and sell stocks on the

• Empire State Building in NYC.

• radio.

• Windows of the World Restaurant in NYC.

• New York Stock Exchange.

¿Verdadero o falso?

El parte meteorológico dice que va a ser un invierno con mucha nieve. Deberías invertir en la compañía quitanieves?

• si

• no

El parte meteorológico dice que no nevará mucho este año. ¿Qué debe hacer con tus acciones en la corporación de quitanieves?

• Deberías comprar más acciones de la empresa quitanieves.

• Tus acciones aumentarán de valor este año. Aférrate a ellos.

• Sus acciones probablemente disminuirán este año. Véndelas.

Is there a guarantee that stock values will increase?

• There is no risk when investors buy stocks.

• There is no guarantee that stocks will increase. Stocks can also decrease.

• Corporations do not really use the money to expand.

The opposite of increase is

• go up

• go up and down

• decrease